The highest-ranking local high school nationally was Archbishop Alter at 582 followed by Oakwood at 799, Chaminade Julienne at 1,679, Bellbrook at 2,023 and Carroll, 2,065.
Where Ohio schools rank nationally
| Rank | School | City |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Wyoming | Wyoming |
| 103 | Indian Hill | Cincinnati |
| 244 | Beachwood | Beachwood |
| 247 | Bexley | Bexley |
| 313 | Chagrin Falls | Chagrin Falls |
| 321 | Orange | Pepper Pike |
| 380 | Hudson | Hudson |
| 382 | Solon | Solon |
| 404 | Madeira | Cincinnati |
| 405 | Madeira High School | Cincinnati |
| 417 | Dublin Jerome | Dublin |
| 491 | Mariemont | Cincinnati |
| 502 | Olentangy Orange | Lewis Center |
| 507 | Dublin Coffman | Dublin |
| 513 | Olentangy | Lewis Center |
| 546 | Upper Arlington | Columbus |
| 582 | Archbishop Alter (Private) | Kettering |
| 598 | Turpin High School | Cincinnati |
| 661 | Ottawa Hills High School | Toledo |
| 725 | Sycamore | Cincinnati |
| 799 | Oakwood | Dayton |
| 1,038 | Kenston | Chagrin Falls |
| 1,074 | Oberlin | Oberlin |
| 1,113 | Mayfield High School | Mayfield Village |
| 1,391 | Hoover | North Canton |
| 1,392 | Stow-Munroe Falls | Stow |
| 1,462 | Independence High School | Independence |
| 1,582 | Hilliard Davidson High School | Hilliard |
| 1,679 | Chaminade Julienne (Private) | Dayton |
| 1,718 | West Geauga High School | Chesterland |
| 1,797 | Bay Village High School | Bay Village |
| 1,811 | Firestone | Akron |
| 2,023 | Bellbrook | Bellbrook |
| 2,065 | Carroll (Private) | Dayton |
The list seeks to identify which high schools across the country are best able to channel students — regardless of social or economic background — into Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education exams.
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The index is derived from the total number of those tests given at a school each year divided by the number of seniors who graduated in May or June.
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Many high schools in the Washington Post’s top 100 include those with much poverty but had a higher participation rate on AP and IB tests than some expensive private schools. One was the IDEA Mission College Prep school in Mission, Texas, which reported 91 percent of its enrollment from low-income families.
In 2001 the Department of Education estimated the country had 26,407 public secondary schools and 10,693 private secondary schools. More recent analyses, however, estimate those numbers may today be as low as 22,000 public and 7,300 private high schools.
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